show us your life : china pattern

Props to Kelly for a fun, easy topic this week. Especially since I've got a million and one things to do before we head off to the LAKE for 3 days. (YEAH!)

But anyway - china patterns. I think it's so sad to see brides these days shying away from this tradition. I mean, really - if my mom, grandmothers, aunts, etc. have kept and still use ONE thing they got as a wedding gift it's their china. Plus what a great heirloom to pass along...

For my pattern - as much as I love "fun and colorful" - I wanted something very classic and versatile. So I went with Lenox's Opal Innocense...

Obviously it's white, but I fell in love with the little detailing around the band. It's a small damask print embellished with little white 'pearls'. 

Perfectly timeless, yet still has just enough flair to add a little "me" to my table :) And for my crystal stemware - the Debut collection by Lenox...

I'm a sucker for this classic "Waterford" look, and ended up liking this set better than any of the actual Waterfords. Thanks in large part to my mother-in-law I have a full 12 place setting of china, serving ware, and crystal. Now I just need a china cabinet so I can get them out of the box and put them to use! I have a few nice sets of flatware, but haven't actually started on my silverware settings yet, which - again - are Opal Innocence by Lenox...


Someday when I have nothing better to spend money on I'd like to get a second set of more casual/fun china. I'm thinking some sort of colorful floral or paisley around the band. Lucky for our bank account I haven't run across anything other pattern that moves me, so I guess I can wait ;)